It's not bleeding working!!!

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glasgowkiss

glasgowkiss

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Hi

I recently replaced a hub, because a few of the studs were knackered. :)

I filled it with swivel hub grease, which I quickly realised was the wrong stuff. :eek:

However the grease had soaked through everything, seriously affecting the braking. :mad:

I stripped everything down but forgot to hold the brake pistons in, and as a result the pedal is soft now.

In fact I've to press the brake twice before there is enough force to stop the car.

I've bled the system twice, and yesterday I replaced the master cylinder (not the easiest nuts and bolts to get to!!) and bled the system a third time.

It's still not any better. Am I missing anything else that coud be contributing or am I not bleeding the system well enough? :confused:

Cheers
 
Are all the brakes shoes correctly adjusted and the springs fitted correctly.
 
I know two of them are, I'll double check the front left wheel and I can't get the driver side back drum off. It's on hard!

I'm right in thinking that the springs attach to the shoes and not to the shoe and back plate, as I found on one of the wheels.
 
How many cylinders on each wheel? If it is one (10" brakes) the bottom spring (furthest from the cylinder) connects the shoes, the top one goes from the front shoe (the one with the adjuster) to the back plate.
 
...and the winner is: Davec and Series71. Adjusting shoes and rearranging two of the four wheel's springs sorted it completely. I'm stunned at the difference.
Cheers guys.
 
Good, I'm glad it's sorted.
I'm always amazed at the number of people who believe the only cause of a soft peddle is air and will keep on bleeding, when the solution can be so easy!
 
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